not the full shilling? wrote:What I'm starting to pick up on from this is that Rob may actually not be the ful shilling which is a British term for saying that someone is a little mentally retarded. In fact, what we could be looking at is someone with severe mental issues who needs help and support in a number of different ways.

If this is true, then the people supporting this circus are using him for their own gain. It's against the law to abuse the mentally ill.

Rob Dylan

RE: Robert Young fakes run across America6/15/2016 7:35PM - in reply to moanswers

not the full shilling? wrote:What I'm starting to pick up on from this is that Rob may actually not be the ful shilling which is a British term for saying that someone is a little mentally retarded. In fact, what we could be looking at is someone with severe mental issues who needs help and support in a number of different ways.

If this is true, then the people supporting this circus are using him for their own gain. It's against the law to abuse the mentally ill.

Just when you think you know the most disgusting excuses for human beings on the planet they are one-upped.

Surely law enforcement will be involved.

Rob Dylan

RE: Robert Young fakes run across America6/15/2016 7:47PM - in reply to

remoteguy wrote:OK - what I want to know is why SKINS is sponsoring a cheater? Has anyone contacted them???

They must be into Stealth sportswear.I contacted them after the Mojave incident:

Dear Markus,

Many thanks for your intervention on our blog. We are following Robâ€™s story every single day with his tracker and we will be careful with the management of his performance if any inconsistency occurs. We would like to let you know that Rob is always on the run with. He was in this case inadvertent with his tracker, the van was indeed stuck in the sand very early in the morning and as he mentioned he left it in the camper.

The run was still going on event though the van was stuck in the sand and, therefore the tracker as well, this is the reason why you canâ€™t see any progression in the morning even though the race was ongoing. The important point is to prove that situation and Rob notified us as soon as he was aware that he forgot the tracker in the van. We will keep an eye on the tracker and be sure every situation can be proved and witnessed. If you have any doubts about his record attempt Iâ€™ll invite you to join him for a few days and run with him as many other people are doing as you can see on the list here: http://www.marathonmanuk.com/crew

CaptainandtheToenail wrote:Frank is a legend around here (I live about an hour from his store). This video shows the running style you need to have to get across the US quickly. He floats like a butterly without any energy exterted.

In what parallel universe are you living? A guy in black with no reflective strips at night carrying what (given that it appears to throw no light on the ground) looks like a mobile phone in his hand walking extremely slowly for someone supposedly early in a day of running for the record across America is clearly RY? This is why Asher asked Rob and his team for details of what he was supposed to be wearing, only for them to provide nothing until after they had seen the video. It certainly doesn't strike me as likely that it is RY, at that pace in those clothes, at that point in his run so far behind the support vehicle that was itself travelling far too slow given he wasn't there. The excuses coming from the team look desperate, they make no logical sense.

Considering there is a blog post made many days before showing RY in a full black outfit at night with a torch in his hand...

So who in their right mind runs on unknown roads at night, in the hot Kansas weather, in full black, with no reflective markers, flashers or anything? Oh, apparently Rob Young. Has the man never heard of the word, "safety?" I guess not, considering how he was running on those busy highways with vehicles zipping by so fast! Would he not run at least near his RV? Apparently his crew loses him, or he doesn't tell them where he is going and he loses them. Naturally they speed off, leaving him to suffer the wrath of Axeman Asher.

remoteguy

RE: Robert Young fakes run across America6/15/2016 8:15PM - in reply to Markus

from the ulist... wrote:Posted to the ulist by RayLife is sometimes strange. I have observed Robert Young, ultramarathonmanuk for two nights now. I have observed him running, very fast at times, slowly at other times, walking and taking rests, sometimes lots of rest. Still, he appears to be running out of energy and drive.I am reporting here because the ultralist began a crowdfunding effort to have Robertâ€™s run, or at least part of it verified....

Fantastic re-post. Thanks to re-poster and to Ray. This is the first descriptive glimpse into what the Geezers are doing, and it's pretty interesting. Amazing that RY continues to approach ultra running with no packing strategy whatsoever.

This guy is collecting money and duping people. Further to that Skins is using his fake run to promote their products. If the 100s of letsrunners that post on the Robert Young thread made a comment on their most recent post real action would be taken.

This guy is collecting money and duping people. Further to that Skins is using his fake run to promote their products. If the 100s of letsrunners that post on the Robert Young thread made a comment on their most recent post real action would be taken.

Are we sure Skins is not taking part in this scam? There's a representative from Skins in the RV, right?

Heavydutyskeptic wrote:I know that people have tried to keep his family out of things and I do think that is honorable. But, he brought them into the story by publishing information about his daughter who he has not seen for years (that the mother "prevents" him from seeing) in his book.

Everyone has seemed to latch onto a narrative of RY as a nice and really likeable bloke. I wonder if the ex- would have a very different version of who and what he is ... And I do wonder about the recent speculation about mental health disorders (narcissistic personality disorder ??? Maybe). Not that I know a lot about how British courts work. But you would think that if there were no concerns on their part that visitation/custody would be enforced.